Parent company Tinicum Official website www.fwmedia.com Founded 1913 | Key people idk No. of employees 700 Number of employees 700 | |
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Headquarters Blue Ash, Ohio, United States Imprints Impact Books, Popular Woodworking Profiles | ||
F+W, formerly F+W Publications and F+W Media, is a media and e-commerce company headquartered in New York City.
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Founded in 1913, F+W publishes magazines, books, digital products including e-books and e-magazines, produces online video, offers online education, and owns and operates 21 e-stores, as well as consumer and trade shows.
The company grew though a series of acquisitions, including book publisher David & Charles, Krause Publications in 2002, Horticulture magazine, and Adams Media in 2003. The private equity firm ABRY Partners purchased F+W in 2005. On August 1, 2012 F+W Media acquired Interweave, an arts and crafts media company based in Loveland, Colorado. In 2014, F+W Media acquired New Track Media, renamed itself F+W, and was acquired by the private equity company Tinicum.
Consumer categories
F+W focuses on many special-interest categories, including art, crafts, mixed media, writing, genealogy, antiques & collectibles, graphic design, hunting, and more. In 2011 the Company entered the fiction market with the acquisition of Tyrus Books In 2012, the Company launched imprints in Romance (Crimson Romance) and Young Adult fiction (Merit Press).
Overview
F+W Media is a special interest content provider and marketer of enthusiast magazines, books, conferences, trade shows, and interactive media properties. Publications are organized around some 20 community-based units, each of which focuses on a particular special interest category, such as crafts, writing, fine arts, design, and sports. The company also publishes about 600 new book titles annually, and has a library of some 4,000 titles. In addition, F + W owns special interest publisher Adams Media.